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A8
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Guardian www.guardian.co.tt Monday, April 6, 2015
KEVON FELMINE
Roman Catholic Archbishop Joseph Harris says
T&T needs Jesus to remove the stone blocking
true national development, just as he removed
the stone from His tomb.
In his Gloria Saturday Easter Vigil homily at Our
Lady of Perpetual Help RC Church, San Fernando,
Harris said the blockages include unpatriotic acts,
corruption and failing politicians. He said because
of technological evolution, people believe they can
do everything themselves, but with the times T&T
is facing, the faithful need to call on Jesus.
"In national life, it also appears that there are
many stones blocking our path to authentic national
development. Whether it be the inadequacies of
our political leaders, or the endemic corruption
which sucks away so many of us, there is need for
these boulders to be rolled away. It is obvious that
by our own strength we will not succeed.
"Too often ways are found to negate the efforts
of those who try. Whether it be because of skeletons
in the closet, or manufactured improprieties, or
rumour-mongering at which we are experts and
to which we all lend ourselves, we find ways of
scuttling the sincere efforts of those seeking change.
"It is at times like these, without giving in to
those who do not want change, that we call on
the Risen Lord, who under His own power, rolled
the stone away from the tomb. My dear friends,
Jesus lives. He will roll stones away if we ask Him
and if rolling the particular stone away is good for
us and will help with our eternal salvation," Harris
said.
In relating Jesus resurrection on his own life,
Archbishop Harris said said there was doubt he
could have been ordained as a priest because of
the stammer and tremors he suffers. He said like
Christ moved the stone from the sealed tomb, his
health obstacles were overcome.
RESHMA RAGOONATH
Rev Daniel Teelucksingh says T&T
has become a country of crucifixions,
where even in the parliamentary
chamber, the hallowed centre of our
democracy, verbal hammers are used
to drive nails for the crucifixion of
many.
This, he said, must stop, and he
called on the nation to pray for politi-
cians as the country prepared for the
2015 general election.
In a sermon at the St Charles Pres-
byterian Church, Chaguanas, over the
Easter weekend, Teelucksingh urged
parishioners to tell leaders to "go to
your national elections, put away your
hammer, nails and crucifixion plans."
He urged them to pray as a nation
and ask the Lord to "forgive them,
bring change to their lives, bring ref-
ormation and newness. May they use
their energy so that crucifixion will
give way to mutual respect, co-oper-
ation, understanding, dialogue, tol-
erance, peaceful co-existence and har-
mony."
Teelucksingh, a former independent
senator, said the Parliament chamber
had become a place of regular cru-
cifixion and citizens were tired of such
a spectacle.
He said under the guise of parlia-
mentary privilege and protected
speech, "both government and oppo-
sition have hammer and nails for their
crucifixion spectacle."
"Let s stop the crucifixion of one
another on radio talk shows, on the
social media and in the Parliament.
We have all sinned and fallen short
of the glory of God and in need of
Easter renewal and rebirth," he said.
Teelucksingh said over the last few
years citizens have witnessed different
types of crucifixions in T&T from
radio talk show hosts and their legions
of callers armed daily with their nails,
hammers and crosses to "faceless exe-
cutioners on the social media."
He suggested that such shows "daily
crucify neighbours and strangers of a
different race/ethnicity. They function
as the most inflammable conduit for
racism in T&T, polluting the airwaves
with such race talk that is inimical for
the well-being of our multi-ethnic
society."
Social media, he said, could be a
blessing for T&T, "but it is becoming
a new age curse for T&T, serving as
the new Calvary, another place of cru-
cifixion. It has become the public stage
where character and human dignity
are maliciously insulted and carelessly
slandered."
Parishioners hold candles as they pray for light during the Gloria Saturday vigil Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual
Help RC Church in San Fernando. PHOTO: RISHI RAGOONATH
Pastor urges flock to
pray for politicians
"In national life, it also appears that there are
many stones blocking our path to authentic
national development. Whether it be the
inadequacies of our political leaders, or the
endemic corruption which sucks away so many
of us, there is need for these boulders to be
rolled away. It is obvious that by our own
strength we will not succeed."
"Let's stop the crucifixion of
one another on radio talk
shows, on the social media and
in the Parliament. We have all
sinned and fallen short of the
glory of God and in need of
Easter renewal and rebirth."
RC Archbishop urges:
Remove blocks
to development